Odd Bits
Celebrating Independent Bookstore Day, Virtually
Today is Independent Bookstore Day in the United States, assuming you are reading this on the day it comes out. (And it really doesn’t matter if you’re not. All the important bits still apply.) Last year I was too heartsore/stunned/scared to post my usual love letter to independent bookstores. My beloved Seminary Coop Bookstore and…
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A Brief Pause in Our Women’s History Month Celebration
I fully intended to spend Fridays here on the Margins continuing the themes of Women’s History Month. I have stories to tell you, a book to review, and a tough question to “wrassle” with. But earlier in the week it dawned on me that another, smaller celebration is on the horizon—and I’m hoping you’ll help…
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Talking About Women’s History: Three Questions and an Answer with Daphne Palmer Geanacopoulos
As soon as I heard the title of Daphne Palmer Geanacopoulos’s first book, The Pirate Next Door, I was hooked. Daphne is an author, historian and journalist. She has published over 40 articles in newspapers and magazines. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Southern Living, Virginia Business and The…
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